The Shadow Brand is located in the southwest of the Crystal Lands, next to the Land of the Horns, where the Minotaurs live.

However, in order to prevent the attack of the dark elves, the minotaur sages dug a large number of labyrinthine underground passages in the north, and then attracted the fire of the center of the earth and various monsters, and finally separated the land of horns and the land of crystals.

This place, full of flames and monsters, is known as the "Fiery Mystery Domain".

This also greatly reduced the originally powerful shadow imprint territory, and the strength of the tribe also fell to the bottom of the eight major clans.

Because most of the place is occupied by monsters, the territory of the Shadow Brand Clan is very narrow, with only two relatively important cities.

One is Forskat City, located in the fiery red mystery realm, which is a medium-sized dungeon with only about 2,000 local residents. However, because there are a large number of adventurers near the fiery red mystery domain, the floating population is enough to 3,000 people.

The local area is mainly defended by mercenary groups, but because it is far away from the Dark Shard, the details are unknown, so it is not the main target at this time.

The main city of the Shadow Brand is Eloster, and as the main city of the eight major clans of the Dark Elves, Eloster City is naturally a big city. Nearly 10,000 residents live inside, plus no less than 5,000 floating population.

Because of its proximity to the territory of the Soul Clan, it was the first to be breached by the army of the Dark Council.

When the army broke through, it is said that the patriarch of the Shadow Brand clan was all killed because of their stubborn resistance.

Later, I heard that the prince of the Shadow Brand Clan led an army to attack the city again, slaughtering all the soldiers and horses of the Dark Council in the city, and then successfully escaped back to the headquarters of the Dark Elf Clan Alliance.

Here I have to talk about this legendary Prince Rerag, this experienced Prince Relag accidentally got the Shadow Brand Ring, a symbol of the power of the Shadow Brand Clan, that was lost in his early years.

Obtaining the Shadow Brand Ring not only gave Rerag the possibility of becoming the Shadow Brand Throne, but also unexpectedly received the praise of the Dark Dragon, thus understanding the true meaning of darkness and becoming a legendary powerhouse.

Unfortunately, the complacent Rerag just wanted to return to the clan to inherit the throne, but found that his clan had been wiped out.

Fortunately, with the Shadow Brand Ring, he immediately received the support of a large number of old members of the Shadow Brand Clan, and with his unexpected and strong personal strength, he broke through Elostre City at once and restored his hometown.

Of course, he knew that he would not be able to keep it, so he simply sacrificed all the things in the entire city to the Dark Dragon, and then he was very satisfied with the sacrifice of the Dark Dragon and directly gave him the mask of the Ignorant, which was the key to opening the Temple of the Confessor and awakening the Faceless One.

As the servants of the Dark Dragon, the Faceless Ones naturally have a good relationship with a devout and godlike believer like Rerag, so Rerag suddenly restored the Shadow Brand Clan to its previous momentum.

The defection of a large number of small and medium-sized races has made Relag's strength increase day by day.

It can be said that this great war, instead of causing the shadow brand to collapse, was resurrected like a rebirth.

It is believed that when the alliance of the dark elf clan wins, this dark elf prince will be crowned king.

Therefore, if Edward occupies this place, even if the Dark Council fails, Edward will have to face the Shadow Brand Prince who has returned victoriously. As for the Dark Council winning, Edward, as a direct enemy, had to run away in disgrace.

Of course, Edward himself is also a guerrilla, occupying the territory for development first, and he is not in a hurry to run away after getting the benefits.

In short, in this way, Eloster City is ruined.

Although the Shadow Brand still has a large number of small towns and mines, it is already one of the kind of tasteless and discarded places for the Dark Council.

Similarly, as a territory of soul murmuring, the troops must be tightened, so there will definitely not be too many troops in a place like the shadow brand.

Of course, knowing oneself and knowing one's opponent is Edward's principle, and it is too simple to deal with some villages and towns with such a large number of Edward's troops.

Along the way, he finally got Edward's most important information from a medium-sized mine.

Eloster City is indeed home to a force of the Dark Council, which was earlier garrisoned by three heroic powerhouses and two thousand years of soldiers.

But recently, it has been continuously drawn, and according to the latest intelligence, there is only one heroic powerhouse and eight hundred soldiers left. These 800 soldiers and horses are not the elite kind, but relatively ordinary troops.

In terms of strength, it is mainly at the fourth level, and there are not many high-level troops.

According to the strength of Edward's small army of 1,000 people, there is no problem at all in eating this army.

However, Edward did not want this kind of hard-fought fight, and the so-called killing of 100 enemies and self-loss of 3,000.

What's more, the opponent still has the geographical advantage of the city defense, and in the case of not having an absolute advantage in the army, it will definitely be a crushing victory to fight, which is not what Edward wants.

And the Shadow Brand is not the only one that exists.

I heard that Forscart City, which is more remote, has recently declared its independence.

A large mercenary group known as the "Flaming Flames" has taken over Forscart City.

As a mercenary group that has been fighting underground monsters for a long time, it is definitely experienced in combat and its combat effectiveness is not weak.

Although he does not have an advantage in large-scale combat, it is absolutely foolish for Edward to use his remnants to subdue there.

However, it was close to the Horn Land, where Edward's retreat was, and it was a place that Edward had to occupy, so it was definitely not possible to spend troops in Elostester City.

Even if he really had to fight, Edward would only fight with the mercenaries to ensure his own back.

Of course, this is only the worst-case scenario, and Edward certainly won't choose such a brutal strategy now.

Influenced by the independence of Forscart City, a large number of surrounding towns began to stand on their own.

The defenders of the Dark Council guarding the city of Eluster were very calm, and they only cowered in the city and did not send troops to quell the rebellion.

It seems that this commander should be waiting for the outcome of the great battle, after all, if the Dark Council wins the great war, these rebel places will have to cry and shout to surrender at that time.

Edward now has a large number of troops, and even the strongest Elossester City guards here are not as strong as him, so it is completely up to him to decide how to play.

Now that he has decided not to play hard-hitting, it is natural that Edward needs to do it next.

"Let me show you what it means to surround the city from the countryside!" Edward smirked.

Edward then divided his troops into three parts, one of which was responsible for monitoring the cities of Eroster and Foster.

The second part belongs to the Fast Column, with Turan and the Lizard Knights squad in charge of occupying a small town on the border of the Shadow Brand and Soul Murmur, where they set up a surveillance post to monitor the Dark Council's reaction.

The remaining large army, along with Edward, swept away all the territory of Elossester and Foster.

Those who surrender join the servant army, and those who do not surrender are directly exterminated, and there is no second option. (It's so domineering)

With Edward's strong military power, of course, it was very simple and easy.